Teacher’s Name John Schlia School Tonawanda Middle Grade Level/Course Art Grade 7 Year 2009-10

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	September	October		November		December
Unit Title/Theme	“Why is THAT Art so Famous?”	“Art and Politics”	“Drawing Realistically- Even I Can”	“Art of the Renaissance” Art of Illusion	Proportions	Principles of Design; Steps of Art Criticism
Related Literature	PowerPoint	PowerPoint	PowerPoint “Doodle” Video	PowerPoint “Doodle “ video	Doodle Video
Content (include specific vocabulary)	_Elements of Art: Shape, Line, Color, Form, Value, Texture, Space _Non-Objective Art _Piet Mondrian, Wassily Kandinsky, Richard Serra _Color Theory _Prismacolors as art medium	_Jacob Lawrence/Harriet Tubman series _American Landscape Painters _Pablo Picasso and “Guernica” _series	_Photorealism _Contrast, Value, Chiaroscuro _Artists with Disabilities: Chuck Close _Grid technique, use of rulers and T-Squares _Charcoal pencil as art medium _Portraits	_Perspective _Chiaroscuro _Fresco _Horizon Line, Vanishing Point, Horizontal, Vertical, Orthogonal, Parallel _The Renaissance masters _Renaissance masterpieces _Element of Surprise _Element of Space _MC Escher?	_Proportions Facial Human Figure _Sausage person	Pattern, Contrast, Balance, Emphasis, Movement, Rhythm, Unity, Variety; Art Criticism Architectural facades?
Skills	_Create Non-Objective Art _Use of Prismacolors _Intro to Photoshop _Know Non-Objective Artists _Know the TRUE primary colors _Color mixing	_Create an abstract series based on historical or political event _Use of tempera paint as art medium _Know artists Lawrence and Picasso	_Create Photorealistic Portrait _Use of charcoal pencil _Showing contrast through value _Know artist Chuck Close _Create perfect grid	_Draw block letters in perspective _Draw indoor or outdoor scene in 1-point perspective _Use of digital camera, computers and Prismacolors	_Measuring _Draw a portrait and the human figure in proportion	_Analyze and write about a work of art using the 5 steps of Art Criticism _Show the Principles of Design by designing an architectural facade
Assessments	_Project Rubric _Elements of Art Test _Teacher Observation _Student Responses	_Project rubric _Quiz on artists learned thus far	_Teacher Observations _Student responses	_Project rubric _Teacher Observations _Student responses	_Project rubric Teacher Observations	_WAC rubric _Teacher Observations _Student responses _Project Rubric

Teacher’s Name Cynthia Peters School Tonawanda Middle Grade Level/Course Art-Grade 7 Year 2008-09

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	January		February	March	April
Unit Title/Theme	“Beyond Reality”	Semester Review	Repeat First Semester
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Content (include specific vocabulary)	_Surrealism _Salvadore Dali _Rene Magritte _Sculpture _Slip _Kiln
Skills	_Create Surreal sculpture _Use of acrylic paint as art medium
Assessments	_Project rubric Teacher Observations _Student responses	_Art Test _Portfolio Review

Teacher’s Name Cynthia Peters School Tonawanda Middle Grade Level/Course Art-Grade 7 Year 2008-09

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